Recalled, drug-tainted supplements still available for purchase

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Recalled, drug-tainted supplements still available for purchase

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued recalls for dietary supplements tainted with banned drugs, more than half of the tainted supplements were still available for purchase, a new study found. ?There?s no question that these supplements that contain pharmaceuticals are not allowed to be sold, there are clear cut laws,? lead author Dr. Pieter A. Cohen told Reuters Health by phone. The FDA does have some loose regulatory power over supplements, which are categorized like a food, Cohen said. ...

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